Morgan Brown, Dropbox's VP of Product and Growth, emphasizes the importance of demonstrating capabilities through practical work. He advocates for job seekers to utilize free tools and resources to build projects, stating the relevance of this approach in the current AI-driven landscape. Brown, who took 20 years to complete his degree while building his career, highlights that anyone can create tangible products without traditional qualifications, as the key is to 'publish your stuff' and learn through doing. His journey underscores the value of practical experience over formal education.
Publish your stuff, publish your thinking. Build the apps, build the websites.
There are so many opportunities to kind of, like, show what you have to offer right now without kind of any credential necessary other than just your work.
First of all, no one's paying any attention. You can learn by doing and eventually create a body of work to point to.
I didnât have a typical start to the realm of Big Tech. I took 20 years to finish my degree.
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